Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign and arch of flowering garlands

and arch of flowering garlands above

repeated twice around the perimeter of the basket

Ten pages including cover

with this super dark mossy green glaze

with plenty of variation among them and graphite cut marks still on them

Early 20th C. Paper Thin Brass Surveyors/Architects Stencils - Set # Three vintage painted metal sign and arch of flowering garlandsI find these old brass surveyors architects stencils so beautiful paper thin, finely made, and shining rather like liquid gold in the light. I purchased a lot of them from a seller in England, and have broken them up into smaller thematic groups. These would have been used to annotate blueprints architectural renderings, but as a lover of found language I like them as small, evocative signs of sorts, which could be interesting in all sorts contexts.